Amazon employees' proposed ‘walkout’ to go ahead. Here's why they are protesting
1 year, 9 months ago

Amazon employees' proposed ‘walkout’ to go ahead. Here's why they are protesting

Hindustan Times  

At lunchtime on Wednesday, scores of Amazon employees will go ahead with their proposed 'walkout' to express unhappiness with the e-commerce giant over a host of issues. On the protest day, the participants working at Amazon's 4-storey Spheres headquarters in downtown Seattle will come out of the building. Separately, Associated Press put the number at more than 1,800, including 870 staff members in Seattle; the agency cited Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, a climate change advocacy group founded by Amazon workers. Separately, another spokesperson said there has been ‘good energy’ at the South Lake Union campus and other urban centres since more people resumed work from office.

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Inside Amazon’s messy push to bring everyone back to the office
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Inside Amazon’s messy push to bring everyone back to the office

Live Mint  

Amazon.com told hundreds of thousands of workers to be back at their desks full-time or look for another job. “If it’s not for you, then that’s OK. You can go and find another company if you want to,” Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman said at a Wall Street Journal event in October. “Of the hundreds of offices we have …

Amazon's new rule could revive Seattle's hellish downtown neighborhood
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Amazon's new rule could revive Seattle's hellish downtown neighborhood

Daily Mail  

Amazon corporate employees have officially returned to the office for a full work week, a move that has Seattle residents hoping will revive the decaying city. Local businesses surrounding the company's South Lake Union office buildings are hoping the influx of employees can boost their revenue to pre-pandemic numbers. He said business picked back up when Amazon started to require …

Amazon, Starbucks workers on strike, and Trump might have something to do with it
3 months ago

Amazon, Starbucks workers on strike, and Trump might have something to do with it

Hindustan Times  

Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to meet demands for an inaugural labor contract. John Logan, director of labor and employment studies at San Francisco State University, said he thinks the Amazon and …

Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it
3 months ago

Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it

Associated Press  

Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to meet demands for an inaugural labor contract. John Logan, director of labor and employment studies at San Francisco State University, said he thinks the Amazon and …

Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it
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3 months, 1 week ago

Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it

Associated Press  

Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to meet demands for an inaugural labor contract. John Logan, director of labor and employment studies at San Francisco State University, said he thinks the Amazon and …

Amazon workers blasted for throwing Christmas into chaos for striking
3 months, 1 week ago

Amazon workers blasted for throwing Christmas into chaos for striking

Daily Mail  

Furious shoppers have blasted Amazon workers for throwing the holidays into chaos by launching the 'largest-ever' strike against the online retailer just six days before Christmas. Amazon workers at the other facilities are 'prepared to join,' the union said, noting that Teamsters local unions are also putting up picket lines at hundreds of Amazon Fulfillment Centers nationwide. The International Brotherhood …

Christmas thrown into chaos as Amazon workers from NYC to San Francisco mount largest strike against online retailer during last minute shopping rush
Trending News
3 months, 1 week ago

Christmas thrown into chaos as Amazon workers from NYC to San Francisco mount largest strike against online retailer during last minute shopping rush

Daily Mail  

Amazon workers across America are walking off the job today to take part in the 'largest' strike against the online retailer amid the last minute Christmas shopping rush. Pictured are Amazon workers striking in New York City today The union gave Amazon a December 15 deadline to begin negotiations and warehouse workers had recently voted to authorize a strike. Pictured …

Amazon workers across US to go on strike this week, days before Christmas rush
3 months, 1 week ago

Amazon workers across US to go on strike this week, days before Christmas rush

Firstpost  

The strike comes amid escalating tensions between Amazon and its employees over the company’s refusal to negotiate contracts with unionised workers. Union locals have been organising picket lines and other actions outside Amazon facilities nationwide The push for strikes follows a missed deadline on 15 December, when Amazon was expected to agree to talks with workers at its JFK8 warehouse …

Teamsters say Amazon workers will strike at multiple facilities as union seeks labor contract
3 months, 1 week ago

Teamsters say Amazon workers will strike at multiple facilities as union seeks labor contract

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The International Brotherhood of Teamsters …

Amazon workers strike at multiple facilities as Teamsters seek labor contract
3 months, 1 week ago

Amazon workers strike at multiple facilities as Teamsters seek labor contract

Associated Press  

Workers at seven Amazon facilities went on strike Thursday, an effort by the Teamsters union to pressure the e-commerce company for a labor agreement during a key shopping period. The Teamsters said the workers, who voted to authorize strikes in recent days, joined picket lines after Amazon ignored a Sunday deadline the union set for contract negotiations. “Amazon is pushing …

Amazon workers strike as Teamsters push for labor deal during peak season
3 months, 1 week ago

Amazon workers strike as Teamsters push for labor deal during peak season

India Today  

Workers at seven Amazon facilities went on strike Thursday, an effort by the Teamsters to pressure the e-commerce company for a labour agreement during a key shopping period. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters say they represent nearly 10,000 workers at 10 Amazon facilities, a small portion of the 1.5 million people Amazon employs in its warehouses and corporate offices. At …

Amazon workers go on strike, seek labour agreement in holiday shopping period
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3 months, 1 week ago

Amazon workers go on strike, seek labour agreement in holiday shopping period

India Today  

Amazon.com workers at seven US facilities walked off the job early on Thursday during the holiday shopping rush, aiming to pressure the retailer into contract talks with their union. Warehouse workers in cities including New York, Atlanta and San Francisco are taking part in the "largest" strike against Amazon, said the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents about 10,000 workers …

Amazon workers to strike in US during busy Christmas season
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3 months, 1 week ago

Amazon workers to strike in US during busy Christmas season

Al Jazeera  

Teamsters union says workers in New York, Atlanta and San Francisco to walk off the job over pay and conditions. Thousands of Amazon employees in the United States are set to go on strike during the busy Christmas period after union officials accused the retailer of refusing to enter negotiations for better pay and conditions. This strike is on them.” …

"They've pushed workers to the limit": Amazon employees go on strike during the holiday rush
3 months, 1 week ago

"They've pushed workers to the limit": Amazon employees go on strike during the holiday rush

Salon  

Workers at seven Amazon facilities went on strike Thursday morning, hoping to force negotiations for a labor contract after the delivery and retail giant ignored union requests to begin talks by a Dec. 15 deadline. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the union that represents around 10,000 Amazon workers and contractors, hopes to apply maximum pressure by timing the strike during …

The Teamsters are threatening to strike Amazon. Here’s what that means
3 months, 1 week ago

The Teamsters are threatening to strike Amazon. Here’s what that means

CNN  

New York CNN — Members of the Teamsters union have voted to authorize a strike at three Amazon facilities, including at the Staten Island, New York, warehouse which became the first location where employees voted to join a union in 2022. The Teamsters says it represents Amazon workers at warehouses in San Francisco and San Bernardino, California, in addition to …

Amazon workers are in strike in India and other countries during Black Friday, Cyber Monday sales
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Amazon workers are in strike in India and other countries during Black Friday, Cyber Monday sales

India Today  

Amazon workers in India and around the world have launched strikes and protests during the busiest shopping weekend of the year—Black Friday to Cyber Monday. The movement, called “Make Amazon Pay,” is backed by UNI Global Union and Progressive International, with the goal of holding Amazon accountable for alleged labor abuses, environmental harm, and disregard for democratic principles. Past protests …

Amazon Black Friday sale sparks global strikes over worker rights and Palestinian solidarity
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Amazon Black Friday sale sparks global strikes over worker rights and Palestinian solidarity

The Hindu  

As Amazon’s Black Friday sales kick off, the e-commerce giant faces a wave of global strikes, protests, and calls for boycotts. “In New Delhi hundreds of Amazon workers will rally to demand fair treatment considering Amazon mistreatment of workers during a massive heatwave last July summer,” said the UNI Global Union press note. @uniapro@uniglobalunionpic.twitter.com/7QJvou1u6D — Amazon India Workers Union November …

Why Amazon workers are going on strike this Black Friday?
4 months ago

Why Amazon workers are going on strike this Black Friday?

Deccan Chronicle  

Amazon workers from more than 20 countries are all set to protest on Black Friday. A global coalition of over 80 trade unions and rights groups, led by UNI Global Union and Progressive International, is spearheading the "Make Amazon Pay" campaign. On Black Friday, a petition bearing over 110,000 signatures will be presented to Amazon's UK headquarters on Bishopsgate in …

Demand to return to office is ‘dismissing our humanity’, say Amazon staff
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Demand to return to office is ‘dismissing our humanity’, say Amazon staff

The Telegraph  

Hundreds of Amazon staff have complained that executives are “dismissing their humanity” by demanding they return to the office five days per week. In a letter sent to Matt Garman, chief executive of the tech giant’s Amazon Web Services division, staff said they were “appalled” by what they called his “non-data-driven” attack on working from home. Mr Garman, who is …

Amazon workers fume at tech giant for scrapping remote work
6 months, 1 week ago

Amazon workers fume at tech giant for scrapping remote work

The Independent  

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Nearly 90% Amazon India workers don’t get enough time for bathroom breaks, survey finds
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Nearly 90% Amazon India workers don’t get enough time for bathroom breaks, survey finds

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nearly 81 per cent of Amazon India warehouse employees …

Cyber Monday: Amazon reaches agreement with Spanish workers over walkouts
1 year, 4 months ago

Cyber Monday: Amazon reaches agreement with Spanish workers over walkouts

Hindustan Times  

Amazon reached an agreement with most of its workers in Spain on Monday, avoiding the full impact of a planned one-hour strike per shift on one of the busiest online shopping days of the year, according to local union group CCOO and the company. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo Around 20,000 warehouse and delivery workers at Amazon's Spanish unit had been urged …

Black Friday hit by strikes as over 1000 Amazon workers walk out in pay dispute
1 year, 4 months ago

Black Friday hit by strikes as over 1000 Amazon workers walk out in pay dispute

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Black Friday has been hit …

Amazon To Block Promotions For Employees Not Returning To Office 3 Days A Week
1 year, 4 months ago

Amazon To Block Promotions For Employees Not Returning To Office 3 Days A Week

News 18  

Amazon’s employees may not be able to get promotions if they do not return to the office. According to a report by Business Insider, Amazon told employees through an internal communication, “Managers own the promotion process, which means it is their responsibility to support your growth through regular conversations and stretch assignments, and to complete all required inputs for a …

Amazon chief Andy Jassy warns reluctant employees to work from office thrice a week
1 year, 6 months ago

Amazon chief Andy Jassy warns reluctant employees to work from office thrice a week

The Hindu  

Amazon chief Andy Jassy has ordered reluctant employees to come work from office, saying that staff would work on-site at least three days a week and that the situation would likely not “work out” for employees who could not commit to the decision even if they disagreed with it. In a blog post on February 17, Jassy had said Amazon …

Amazon CEO says ‘it’s probably not going to work out’ for employees who defy return-to-office policy
1 year, 6 months ago

Amazon CEO says ‘it’s probably not going to work out’ for employees who defy return-to-office policy

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Amazon employees have been pushing back against the company’s return-to-office policy for months — and it seems CEO Andy Jassy has had enough. The phrase “disagree and commit” is one of Amazon’s leadership principles, and was used often by the company’s founder and current executive chairman, Jeff Bezos. “If you can’t disagree and commit, it’s probably not …

About 2000 Amazon employees walk off work protesting job cuts and work-from-office rules
1 year, 9 months ago

About 2000 Amazon employees walk off work protesting job cuts and work-from-office rules

Firstpost  

Amazon employees appear to be quite unhappy with various mandates imposed by the company. Walkouts taking place globally According to Amazon Employees for Climate Justice and Amazon’s Remote Advocacy community leaders, “The walkout is confirmed! They added, “Employees should have a say in decisions that affect our lives, such as the return-to-work mandate and how our work contributes to the …

Corporate Amazon workers protest company’s climate impact and return-to-office mandate in walkout
1 year, 9 months ago

Corporate Amazon workers protest company’s climate impact and return-to-office mandate in walkout

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — Telling executives to “strive harder,” hundreds of corporate Amazon workers protested what they decried as the company’s lack of progress on climate goals and an inequitable return-to-office mandate during a lunchtime demonstration at its Seattle headquarters Wednesday. “Today looks like it might be the start of a new chapter in Amazon’s history, when tech workers coming out of …

Amazon Workers Walk Out Over Layoffs and Broken Climate Promises
55 years, 2 months ago

Amazon Workers Walk Out Over Layoffs and Broken Climate Promises

Wired  

One month after Amazon ordered its corporate employees to return to the office, some of them have walked back out. “People have lost trust in leadership because they have made these unilateral decisions that impact workers’ lives.” Walk out organizers say more than 1,000 workers joined the Seattle rally with demonstrations in other cities bringing overall participation to over 2,000. …

Nearly 2000 Amazon employees walk off job, upset over work from office rules and job cuts
1 year, 9 months ago

Nearly 2000 Amazon employees walk off job, upset over work from office rules and job cuts

India Today  

Amazon employees are seemingly pretty upset about various things that the company is mandating. Please join 1,816 of our coworkers and pledge to walk out,” said Amazon Employees for Climate Justice and Amazon’s Remote Advocacy community leaders. Amazon employees are required to come to office 3 days a week, as Amazon CEO Andy Jassy recently said in his letter to …

Amazon employees indeed upset over job cuts, return-to-office mandate; over 20k signed petition to reconsider
1 year, 9 months ago

Amazon employees indeed upset over job cuts, return-to-office mandate; over 20k signed petition to reconsider

India TV News  

A group of Amazon workers upset about recent layoffs, a return-to-office mandate and the company’s environmental impact is planning a walkout at the company’s Seattle headquarters Wednesday. Brad Glasser, an Amazon spokesperson, said there has been good energy on the company’s South Lake Union campus and at its other urban centres since more employees returned to the office. “As it …

Disgruntled Amazon employees prepare for massive walkout in response to layoffs and return-to-office policy
1 year, 10 months ago

Disgruntled Amazon employees prepare for massive walkout in response to layoffs and return-to-office policy

Hindustan Times  

Tensions are running high at Amazon's Seattle headquarters as employees announce plans for a massive walkout scheduled for next week. The walkout, organized by employee activists, aims to draw attention to the frustrations surrounding layoffs, the return-to-office policy, and the company's perceived inaction regarding climate change. The walkout, spearheaded by a coalition of employee groups, including Amazon Employees for Climate …

Amazon layoffs continue, now 100 employees from its video games unit fired
1 year, 11 months ago

Amazon layoffs continue, now 100 employees from its video games unit fired

Live Mint  

The news comes weeks after Amazon announced a second round of mass layoffs. Layoffs continued at Amazon this week with 100 employees from the company's video games unit losing their jobs. The news comes weeks after Amazon announced a second round of mass layoffs, piling on to a wave of job cuts that has swept the technology sector as a …

Amazon asks corporate staff to be in offices 3 days a week
2 years, 1 month ago

Amazon asks corporate staff to be in offices 3 days a week

The Hindu  

Amazon will require its corporate employees to return to the office at least three days a week. Last month, Starbucks told its corporate employees to plan to work from the office three days a week. And Walmart said this week that it would require its tech teams to plan regular in-office work days. “I’m also optimistic that this shift will …

Amazon asks employees to work from office at least three days a week
2 years, 1 month ago

Amazon asks employees to work from office at least three days a week

India TV News  

Amazon has announced that its corporate employees will be required to spend at least three days per week in the office, marking a change from its previous policy. Jassy acknowledged that it would not be simple to bring back thousands of employees to offices around the world, so the company will give teams time to develop a plan. He noted …

After India, Amazon to layoff employees in THESE countries
2 years, 2 months ago

After India, Amazon to layoff employees in THESE countries

India TV News  

Amazon layoffs: As part of its plan to lay off 18,000 employees, the e-commerce giant Amazon will cut some jobs by the end of Wednesday in various countries including the United States, Canada and Costa Rica, reports said. Amazon.com Chief Executive Andy Jassy stated earlier this month that the e-commerce and human resources divisions would be most affected by the …

Amazon begins another round of layoffs, 18,000 employees to be affected
2 years, 2 months ago

Amazon begins another round of layoffs, 18,000 employees to be affected

India TV News  

Amazon Inc. has begun another round of layoffs after it fired around 2,300 employees in November 2022. Earlier this month, Amazon confirmed the layoffs and their massive scale, saying that including the ones from last year, Wednesday's round, and potential additional cuts in 2023, they would affect 18,000 employees overall. As Amazon announced to lay off 18,000 employees globally, including …

Amazon kicks off round of job cuts affecting 18,000 people
2 years, 2 months ago

Amazon kicks off round of job cuts affecting 18,000 people

LA Times  

Employees walk through a lobby at Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle in this 2018 photo. Amazon began notifying employees by email early Wednesday, Doug Herrington, the company’s worldwide retail chief, said in a memo. Herrington said Amazon’s cuts were part of an effort to lower costs “so we can continue investing in the wide selection, low prices and fast shipping that …

‘People crying in Amazon India office, 75% of my team is gone’: employee amid layoffs
2 years, 2 months ago

‘People crying in Amazon India office, 75% of my team is gone’: employee amid layoffs

The Hindu  

Describing gloomy scenes at Amazon India’s offices, a post purportedly made by an employee on the anonymous community app for Indian professionals, Grapevine, said people are “crying in the office”. Atmosphere at Amazon India as layoffs take place: "You can hear people breaking down and crying in the office" "75% of my team is gone, I'm still employeed but don't …

Amazon CEO says job cuts to exceed 18,000 roles
2 years, 2 months ago

Amazon CEO says job cuts to exceed 18,000 roles

The Hindu  

Amazon.com Inc.'s layoffs will now increase to more than 18,000 roles as part of a workforce reduction it previously disclosed, Chief Executive Andy Jassy said in a public staff note on Wednesday. The cuts amount to 6% of Amazon's roughly 3,00,000-person corporate workforce and represent a swift turn for a retailer that recently doubled its base pay ceiling to compete …

Amazon teammate ’leaks info’ on layoffs hours before CEO Andy Jassy’s message
2 years, 2 months ago

Amazon teammate ’leaks info’ on layoffs hours before CEO Andy Jassy’s message

Live Mint  

Hours before Amazon.com announced laying off over 18,000 employees, a teammate 'leaked info' regarding the issue and made social Chief Executive Andy Jassy's message. Since November, the Seattle-based company began layoffs in its devices division as it was targeting 10,000 job cuts in gadgets as well as its human-resources and retail divisions, Reuters had reported. In the message shared by …

Amazon CEO says job cuts to exceed 18,000 roles
2 years, 2 months ago

Amazon CEO says job cuts to exceed 18,000 roles

ABC  

Amazon.com's lay-offs will increase to more than 18,000 roles as part of a workforce reduction it previously disclosed, chief executive Andy Jassy says. Key points: The cuts amount to 6 per cent of Amazon's 300,000-person corporate workforce Amazon is America's second-largest private employer after Walmart The company must file legal notices about mass lay-offs, and it plans to pay severance …

Amazon CEO says company will lay off more than 18,000 workers
2 years, 2 months ago

Amazon CEO says company will lay off more than 18,000 workers

NPR  

Amazon CEO says company will lay off more than 18,000 workers Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP Mark Lennihan/AP Amazon is laying off 18,000 employees, the tech giant said Wednesday, representing the single largest number of jobs cut at a technology company since the industry began aggressively downsizing last year. In a blog post, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy wrote …

After over-hiring, Amazon to lay off 20,000 employees in coming months: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

After over-hiring, Amazon to lay off 20,000 employees in coming months: Report

Hindustan Times  

Amazon is planning to size down its workforce by laying off 20,000 employees in the coming months reportedly after over-hiring during the pandemic. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy earlier wrote an open letter to employees informing about job cuts. Then Amazon CEO Andy Jassy wrote an open letter to employees giving information about role eliminations and cost-cutting measures. “We communicated the …

Amazon workers stage walkouts, protests on Black Friday
2 years, 4 months ago

Amazon workers stage walkouts, protests on Black Friday

Al Jazeera  

Employees across the globe demand Amazon pay better wages and improve working conditions. Amazon workers in Leipzig, Germany on strike with their union @_verdi to #MakeAmazonPay pic.twitter.com/tFM83YA2Sc — Progressive International November 24, 2022 A spokesperson for Amazon in Germany said the company “offers great pay, benefits and development opportunities – all in an attractive working environment”. Because the costs have …

Amazon warehouse workers stage global Black Friday strike
2 years, 4 months ago

Amazon warehouse workers stage global Black Friday strike

Daily Mail  

Protests come after Amazon was criticized for tough working conditions - including grueling hours and timed toilet breaks Also today, Amazon workers and activists will rally in front of a residence owned by billionaire company owner Jeff Bezos in New York City There is industrial action planned in 40 countries across the globe and today in America in areas including …

Amazon Employees Say 'Horrendous Way To Treat People' As Company Begins Mass Layoffs: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

Amazon Employees Say 'Horrendous Way To Treat People' As Company Begins Mass Layoffs: Report

ABP News  

As major tech majors go through the layoff season, US e-commerce giant Amazon has confirmed job losses at its firm, saying that in the current macroeconomic environment, some teams are "making adjustments" amid "consolidation of some teams and programmes". "As we've gone through this, given the current macroeconomic environment, some teams are making adjustments, which in some cases means certain …

Amazon Begins Mass Layoffs After Meta, Twitter: Reports
2 years, 4 months ago

Amazon Begins Mass Layoffs After Meta, Twitter: Reports

ABP News  

After Twitter and Meta announced massive job cuts, e-commerce firm Amazon becomes the latest tech firm to start with a layoff exercise in its corporate ranks that will affect around 260 workers at present. If an employee cannot find a new role within the company, Limp said Amazon will provide a severance payment, external job placement support and what he …

Amazon begins mass layoffs among its corporate workforce
2 years, 4 months ago

Amazon begins mass layoffs among its corporate workforce

The Hindu  

Amazon has begun mass layoffs in its corporate ranks, becoming the latest tech company to trim its workforce amid rising fears about the wider economic environment. And Amazon Chief Financial Officer Brian Olsavsky has said the company was preparing for what could be a slower growth period and would be careful about hiring in the near future. Faced with high …

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